Bindu Chava

Bindu Chava is a leader in unmanned and electric, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft. She oversaw development of the Honeywell Compact Fly-by-Wire System, a miniaturized flight control computer that is at the heart of the Pipistrel Nuuva cargo drone as well as passenger aircraft being designed by Vertical Aerospace, Lilium, Eviation and other companies. Honeywell is a major supplier of engines and electronics for aircraft, including heavy cargo drones. Chava previously managed other Honeywell aerospace products, including flight management systems and aviation services. She has an MBA from Arizona State University, a master’s degree in communications from India’s MICA, and a bachelor’s degree in computer software engineering from Karnatak University